Prosthetic thumb

ABSTRACT

The present disclosure provides a prosthetic thumb. The prosthetic thumb employs a specialized thumb rotating rack for matched mounting of the prosthetic thumb; the thumb rotating rack is connected between the thumb front support and the thumb back support through the coaxially arranged thumb front supporting shaft and thumb back supporting shaft; and the lead connected with the motor in the prosthetic thumb passes through the lead through hole through the thumb rotating rack open slot and no longer passes through a side face as in the prior art, so that when the thumb rotating rack is rotated due to opposite palm and side palm operation of the prosthetic thumb, the lead is not pulled and bent due to the rotation of the thumb rotating rack, and the service life of the lead is prolonged.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of International Application No.PCT/CN2016/110360, filed on Dec. 16, 2016, which claims priority toChinese Patent Application No. 201510799477.5, filed on Nov. 18, 2015,both of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a bionic hand, in particular to aprosthetic hand which can be used for a disabled person, a finger of theprosthetic hand and part of a structure of the prosthetic hand.

BACKGROUND

A human hand generally has five fingers, namely a thumb, a forefinger,middle finger, a ring finger and a little finger respectively, inaddition to the thumb having a special movement law, a movement law ofother four fingers is basically the same. Each finger is divided intothree knuckles, namely a base knuckle, a proximal knuckle and a distalknuckle respectively, which are connected by joints at correspondingpositions, and a nail grows on the distal knuckle. For some disabledpersons, a prosthetic hand is required to realize basic functions of ahuman hand.

Prior to 2007, the most popular prosthetic hand on the market was asingle-degree-of-freedom prosthetic hand manufactured by OTTOBOCKcompany of Germany. The prosthetic hand has only basic opening andclosing functions, and a basic working principle of the prosthetic handis that an electromyographic signal sensor senses a movement demand of adisabled person and sends a corresponding signal to a microcontroller,the microcontroller sends a control instruction to enable a micromotorto run, and the micromotor drives a prosthetic finger to move through amechanical transmission chain, so as to realize the opening and closingof the prosthetic hand.

With the development of multi-finger dexterous hand technology in therobot field, the research of a multi-degree-of-freedom prosthetic handhas played a great promoting role. Since 2007, many kinds ofmulti-degree-of-freedom prosthetic hands have been developed, the vastmajority of which employ an underactuated mechanism, i.e., generallyonly one micro-driving motor is required for one finger, while themovements of a base finger joint (corresponding to a connecting jointbetween the base knuckle and a palm) and a proximal finger joint(corresponding to a connecting joint between the proximal knuckle andthe base knuckle) are coupled, with one micro-driving motor driving thebase knuckle and the proximal knuckle simultaneously. The mechanicaltransmission of the base finger joint usually adopts cable (rope)transmission, bevel gear pair transmission, worm gear pair transmissionor sliding screw pair transmission, etc., while the mechanicaltransmission of the proximal finger joint usually adopts cable (rope)transmission, connecting rod transmission or gear pair transmission,etc. Different combinations of a base finger joint transmission chainand a proximal finger joint transmission chain can form differentproducts. At present, there are two kinds of prosthetic hands sold morein the market, one kind of prosthetic hand using worm gear pairtransmission for a finger base finger joint and cable (rope)transmission for a proximal finger joint, and the other kind ofprosthetic hand using sliding screw pair transmission for a finger basefinger joint and connecting rod transmission for a proximal fingerjoint.

A prosthetic hand has more parts, the design of the prosthetic handinvolves many problems, such as how to make these parts cooperate withone another to achieve basic functions similar to a human hand, how toensure the reliability of work, how to reduce the complexity of astructure and the difficulty of assembly, how to reduce the cost, andhow to make the structure beautiful, and these problems can be dividedinto many specific problems. Although productization of the prosthetichand is realized at present, the prosthetic hand still has many defectsin design, such as an existing iLim prosthetic hand has a finger DCmotor with a lead connected to a lead output device of a base fingerjoint mounting rack, and the lead output device is provided with afixing sleeve, a sliding guide pin and a compression spring. Thestructure of the prosthetic hand is complex, is difficult tominiaturize, and occupies a design space, and the structure and theappearance of a finger connector of the prosthetic hand are complex,including a conductive column which is in contact with a finger slidingguide pin, and a base joint outer cover which is complex in shape.

During the development of a prosthetic hand, the inventor finds at leastthe following problems in the prior art:

A prosthetic finger has more base finger joint parts and a complexassembly relationship, the parts are difficult to be effectively andaccurately positioned, the assembly difficulty is high, especially basefinger joint structures of some existing prosthetic fingers have simpleassembly structures to result in poor work reliability of the basefinger joint and easy failures.

For some existing prosthetic fingers, connecting structures between baseknuckles and base joints are complex, and the finger base knuckles aredifficult to be assembled to a base joint structure, and cannot beassembled simply and effectively.

For some existing prosthetic fingers using cable transmission forproximal finger joints, the proximal end of a transmission rope isconnected to a worm gear, but a used specific connecting structure isnot convenient for assembly, and the proximal end of the transmissionrope is easy to fall off, which is not conducive to the reliable use ofa prosthetic hand.

For some existing prosthetic fingers, the proximal finger joints usecable transmission, frequent bending and unbending of fingers can easilymake a transmission rope rub and scratch on base knuckles of thefingers, long-term use of the prosthetic fingers easily makes thetransmission rope be worn and even fractured to affect the service lifeof a cable transmission mechanism.

For some existing prosthetic fingers, tension springs are used forconnecting proximal knuckles and base knuckles of the fingers to realizeautomatic reset of the proximal knuckles of the fingers during unbendingof the fingers, while ends of the tension springs are fixedly connected,so the tension springs are frequently under the combined action oftension and bending moment, and long-term use of the fingers will makethe tension springs have bending residual deformation. Therefore, theprosthetic fingers will have bending and unbending of fingers not inplace, and the use characteristics of the prosthetic fingers andprosthetic hands are reduced.

For some existing prosthetic fingers, distal knuckles and proximalknuckles of the fingers are not distinguished structurally, so that theproximal knuckles of the fingers cannot be assembled with other partsconveniently, or end face lamination is used for the proximal knucklesand the distal knuckles of the fingers, and then a connection mode withother connecting pieces for connection is used, so that the connectionreliability is poor, the structure is not beautiful enough.

For an existing prosthetic finger, because of part of the structurethereof has the above problems, the whole prosthetic finger has poorwork reliability, and is not easy to assemble.

Since the amount of movement of the proximal knuckle of a thumb a humanis very small, the design of a prosthetic thumb may not take thismovement into account. However, for some existing prosthetic thumbs, thestructure between the proximal knuckle of the thumb and the base knuckleof the thumb is very different from the connecting structure between theproximal knuckle and the distal knuckle of a general prosthetic finger(not thumb), so that special design and manufacture of the structure ofthe thumb is needed, or special design and manufacture of structures ofthe proximal knuckle of the thumb and the base knuckle of the thumb; andthe difference between the prosthetic thumb and the general prostheticfinger can cause additional workload and processing cost, and theuniversality of parts is poor, which is not beneficial to reducing thecost.

The thumb has two postures, namely an opposite palm posture and a sidepalm posture, therefore, a prosthetic thumb needs to make posture rotarymotion; however, for a mounting structure used by the existingprosthetic thumb, a lead for connecting a motor is introduced out from aside surface, so that when the prosthetic thumb converts the side palmand opposite palm postures, the lead is pulled, long-term use will causethe lead to be fractured, and in fact, the lead fracture of this kind ofprosthetic thumb is a permanent fault.

Because part of the structure of the existing prosthetic thumb has theabove problems, the cost of the whole prosthetic finger is high, theprosthetic finger is prone to failure, and the work reliability is poor.

Mounting structures of general prosthetic fingers (the other fourprosthetic fingers except the thumb) of some existing prosthetic handsare as follows: the general prosthetic fingers and a finger connector ofthe prosthetic hand are connected by using finger axial single screws,and when the general fingers unbend, the finger axial single screws andthe fingers point to a same direction, so the connection is notreliable, and short-term use will cause loose connection.

Because part of the structure of the existing prosthetic hand has theproblems mentioned above, the reliability of the prosthetic hand ispoor, and the cost is high.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure provides a prosthetic thumb. The presentdisclosure provides a prosthetic thumb including a thumb mounting rack,a thumb worm gear, a thumb rotating shaft, a thumb base joint rack, athumb base knuckle, a thumb proximal knuckle, a thumb distal knuckle, athumb rotating rack, a thumb front support and a thumb back support; thethumb worm gear is fixed on the thumb mounting rack; the thumb basejoint rack is rotatably connected to the thumb worm gear through a thumbrotating shaft; the thumb base knuckle is fixed on the thumb base jointrack; the thumb proximal knuckle is fixed on the thumb base knuckle; thethumb distal knuckle is fixed on the thumb proximal knuckle; a thumbmotor reducer assembly, a thumb first bevel gear, a thumb second bevelgear and a thumb worm are arranged in the thumb base joint rack; thethumb motor reducer assembly sequentially drive the thumb first bevelgear, the thumb second bevel gear and the thumb worm to rotate, thethumb worm gear is engaged with the thumb worm; the thumb rotating rackis provided with a thumb rotating rack open slot, the thumb mountingrack is positioned in the thumb rotating rack open slot and fixed on thethumb rotating rack, the thumb front supporting shaft and the thumb backsupporting shaft are coaxially connected at two ends of the thumbrotating rack respectively, the back end of the thumb front supportingshaft is positioned in the thumb rotating rack open slot, the thumbfront supporting shaft is inserted in the thumb front support, the thumbback supporting shaft is inserted in the thumb back support, the thumbfront supporting shaft is internally provided with a penetrating leadthrough hole along the axial direction of the thumb front supportingshaft, and a lead which is connected with a motor in the prostheticthumb is inserted in the lead through hole, through the thumb rotatingrack open slot.

The prosthetic thumb provided by the embodiment of the presentdisclosure employs a specialized thumb rotating rack for matchedmounting of the prosthetic thumb; the thumb rotating rack is connectedbetween the thumb front support and the thumb back support through thecoaxially arranged thumb front supporting shaft and thumb backsupporting shaft; and the lead connected with the motor in theprosthetic thumb passes through the lead through hole through the thumbrotating rack open slot and no longer passes through a side face as inthe prior art, so that when the thumb rotating rack is rotated due toopposite palm and side palm operation of the prosthetic thumb, the leadis not pulled and bent due to the rotation of the thumb rotating rack,and the service life of the lead is prolonged.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a structure of a prosthetic fingeraccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a section structure of a finger distalknuckle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a section structure of a finger proximalknuckle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a section structure of a finger baseknuckle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged drawing of the finger proximal knuckle inFIG. 1 and a near area of the finger proximal knuckle;

FIG. 6 is a partial enlarged drawing corresponding to FIG. 5 after thefinger proximal knuckle is rotated relative to the finger base knuckle;

FIG. 7 is a partial enlarged drawing of a base joint rack in FIG. 1 anda near area of the base joint rack;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a section structure of the base joint rackaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a structure of a motor reducer assemblyaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a structure of a worm according to anembodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a structure of a worm gear according toan embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a structure of a prosthetic thumbaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of a structure of a prosthetic handaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

REFERENCE SIGNS OF THE DRAWINGS

1—finger mounting rack; 2—worm gear; 21—rotating shaft connecting part;211—rotating shaft through hole; 22—rope pulling part; 23—engaging part;24—worm gear fixing part; 241—worm gear fixing pin hole; 242—worm gearfixing pin; 25—round hole with gap; 251—grommet; 3—hollow shaft; 4—basejoint rack; 41—motor reducer assembly mounting part; 411—motor reducerassembly mounting hole; 412—fan-shaped flange; 413—limiting flange;42—worm mounting part; 421—worm main body accommodating cavity;4211—elastic collar mounting groove; 422—sliding bearing mounting hole;423—worm journal accommodating hole; 43—rotating shaft throughconnection part; 431—rotating shaft through connection concentric hole;44—open slot; 401—motor reducer assembly; 4011—motor; 4012—reducer;4013—mounting neck; 4014—output shaft journal; 402—first bevel gear;403—second bevel gear; 404—worm; 4041—worm main body part; 4042—bearingmounting journal; 4043—input shaft journal; 405—first sliding bearing;406—second sliding bearing; 407—elastic collar for hole; 408—finger tailcover; 5—finger base knuckle; 51—base knuckle main body; 511—slottedhole; 512—base knuckle screw mounting hole; 513—roller pin; 514—roller;52—inter-wing connecting part; 521—base knuckle connecting wing,5211—extension spring proximal end cylindrical pin mounting hole;5212—arc-shaped cover plate; 6—finger proximal knuckle; 61—raised headpart; 611—raised head part threaded hole; 612—raised head part annulargroove; 613—transmission rope connecting column; 62—proximal knucklemain body; 621—proximal knuckle connecting wing; 6211—proximal knuckleconnecting wing concentric hole; 63—tension spring accommodating groove;631—extension spring distal end cylindrical pin mounting hole; 7—fingerdistal knuckle; 71—sleeving part; 711—sleeving cavity; 712—distalknuckle screw mounting hole; 72—distal knuckle mounting screw; 8—tensionspring; 81—extension spring distal end cylindrical pin; 82—extensionspring distal end cylindrical pin; 9—transmission rope; 1′—thumbmounting rack; 5′—thumb base knuckle; 51′—thumb base knuckle main body;52′—thumb inter-wing connecting part; 521′—thumb base knuckle connectingwing; 6′—thumb proximal knuckle; 61′—thumb proximal knuckle raised headpart; 62′—thumb proximal knuckle main body; 621′—thumb proximal knuckleconnecting wing; 56′—thumb proximal finger joint locking pin; 7′—thumbdistal knuckle; 71′—thumb distal knuckle sleeving part; 72′—thumb distalknuckle mounting screw; 10—thumb rotating rack; 101—thumb rotating rackopen slot; 102—thumb mounting rack set screw; 11—thumb front support;111—nut mounting hole; 112—thumb front supporting shaft nut; 12—thumbback support; 13—thumb front supporting shaft; 131—lead through hole;14—thumb back supporting shaft; 15—prosthetic hand base plate;151—finger base plate connecting screw; 16—finger connector; 161—tensionnut; 162—finger connecting screw; 17—prosthetic hand dorsal shell;171—general prosthetic finger base finger joint shield part; 18—wristconnecting piece.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

The structures of a prosthetic hand, a prosthetic finger and partsthereof in embodiments of the present disclosure will be described indetail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In order to facilitate an accurate understanding of the description ofthe present embodiment, the nouns of locality mentioned in the presentembodiment are explained before the description is made: on theprosthetic finger and specific constituent parts, a “distal end” refersto an end near the fingertip of a finger, and a “proximal end” isopposite to the “distal end” and refers to an end near the root of thefinger (or a finger base finger joint or palm); “upper” representing aposition refers to a position on the finger corresponding to a positionof the back of the hand when the finger unbends; “lower” representing aposition refers to a position on the finger corresponding to theposition of the palm of the hand; “side” representing a position refersto two other positions which are neither “upper” nor “lower”, i.e., thepositions of adjacent fingers; and an “adjacent finger side face” refersto a “side face”, i.e., a side face on the finger facing an adjacentfinger, which is neither “upper” nor “lower”. The constituent parts ofthe prosthetic finger of the present embodiment will be described first,and then the entire prosthetic finger will be described.

1. A Base Finger Joint Structure of the Prosthetic Finger

The base finger joint of the prosthetic finger mainly performs functionssimilar to those of a base finger joint of a human hand, and the baseknuckle of the human hand is used for connecting a finger base knuckleand a palm, so that the finger base knuckle and the palm are rotatablyconnected together. The base finger joint structure of the prostheticfinger according to the embodiment of the present disclosure can bespecifically seen in FIG. 7 to FIG. 11 of the drawings in thespecification. The base finger joint structure of the prosthetic fingerprovided by the embodiment of the present disclosure includes a basejoint rack 4, a rotating shaft (hollow shaft 3 in the presentembodiment) and a worm gear 2; a motor reducer assembly 401 is fixed inthe base joint rack 4; a first bevel gear 402 is fixed on an outputshaft journal 4014 of the motor reducer assembly 401; a worm 404 ismounted in the base joint rack 4 through an elastic collar for hole 407and two sliding bearings; a second bevel gear 403 is fixed on an inputshaft journal 4043 of the worm 404; the second bevel gear 403 is engagedwith the first bevel gear 402; the base joint rack 4 is provided with anopen slot 44 in which the worm gear 2 is positioned and is engaged withthe worm 404, and a rotating shaft is passed through the base joint rack4 and the worm gear 2.

The base finger joint structure of the prosthetic finger provided by thepresent embodiment can realize the functions similar to those of afinger base finger joint, the worm gear 2 is mounted through the openslot 44, the rotating shaft simultaneously passes through the base jointrack 4 and the worm gear 2, the open slot 44 can restrain the worm gear2 to enable the worm gear to rotate stably, and the worm 404 is mountedthrough the elastic collar for hole 407 and the two sliding bearings toensure that the worm 404 can rotate flexibly and be positioned reliably,so that the assembling difficulty is reduced, and the workingreliability of the base finger joint structure can be improved.

Specifically, the base joint rack 4 includes a motor reducer assemblymounting part 41, a worm mounting part 42, and two rotating shaftthrough connection parts 43; the motor reducer assembly mounting part 41and the worm mounting part 42 are connected into a whole through the tworotating shaft through connection parts 43, and an open slot 44 isformed between the two rotating shaft through connection parts 43; themotor reducer assembly 401 is fixed to the motor reducer assemblymounting part 41; the worm 404 is mounted in the worm mounting part 42;the worm gear 2 is provided with a rotating shaft through hole 211; thetwo rotating shaft through connection parts 43 are provided withrotating shaft through connection concentric holes 431 corresponding tothe rotating shaft through hole 211; and the rotating shaft runs throughthe rotating shaft through hole 211 and the two rotating shaft throughconnection concentric holes 431.

Further, in order to fix the motor reducer assembly 401 to the motorreducer assembly mounting part 41, a motor reducer assembly mountinghole 411 is formed in the motor reducer assembly mounting part 41, themotor reducer assembly 401 includes a motor 4011, a reducer 4012 isconnected to the motor 4011, a mounting neck 4013 is arranged on thereducer 4012, the diameter of the mounting neck 4013 is smaller thanthat of the reducer 4012, the output shaft journal 4014 extends out fromthe mounting neck 4013, and the mounting neck 4013 is fixed in the motorreducer assembly mounting hole 411. Here, the mounting neck 4013 of themotor reducer assembly 401 is used for fixing, and the structure of themotor reducer assembly mounting hole 411 is simple.

Further, in order to facilitate the mounting of the worm 404, a wormmain body accommodating cavity 421, a sliding bearing mounting hole 422,and a worm journal accommodating hole 423 are sequentially formed incommunication with one another in the worm mounting part 42; thediameter of the sliding bearing mounting hole 422 is smaller than thatof the worm main body accommodating cavity 421, and the diameter of theworm journal accommodating hole 423 is smaller than that of the slidingbearing mounting hole 422; the end of the worm main body accommodatingcavity 421 is opened, and an elastic collar mounting groove 4211 iscircumferentially formed in the cavity wall of the worm main bodyaccommodating cavity 421; the worm 404 includes a worm main body part4041; the worm gear 2 is engaged with the worm main body part 4041;bearing mounting journals 4042 are integrally connected to two ends ofthe worm main body part 4041, and an input shaft journal 4043 isintegrally connected to one of the bearing mounting journals 4042; thetwo sliding bearings are a first sliding bearing 405 and a secondsliding bearing 406 respectively; the worm main body part 4041 ispositioned in the worm main body accommodating cavity 421; the firstsliding bearing 405 is positioned in the sliding bearing mounting hole422; the second sliding bearing 406 is positioned in the worm main bodyaccommodating cavity 421; the worm main body part 4041 is positionedbetween the first sliding bearing 405 and the second sliding bearing406; the two bearing mounting journals 4042 are arranged in the firstsliding bearing 405 and the second sliding bearing 406 respectively; theelastic collar mounting groove 4211 is provided with the elastic collarfor hole 407; and and the second sliding bearing 406 is positionedbetween the worm main body 4041 and the elastic collar for hole 407. Thestructure of each part of the worm gear and the worm gear mount part isfinely designed (for example, various holes and grooves in the structureare used for realizing mounting and constraint positioning of theparts), so that the structure is simple, and is easy to assemble andreliable in work. Specifically, when assembling the worm 404, the firstsliding bearing 405 may be first fitted into the sliding bearingmounting hole 422 from the open end of the worm main body accommodatingcavity 421, the worm 404 is placed in, the second sliding bearing 406 isthen arranged, and finally, the elastic collar for hole 407 is arrangedto complete positioning and assembling of the worm 404.

Preferably, the rotating shaft in the present embodiment is the hollowshaft 3, and a finger tail cover 408 is connected to the base joint rack4; the finger tail cover 408 covers the first bevel gear 402 and thesecond bevel gear 403; and the finger tail cover 408 has two insertionposts (not shown) which are inserted in two ends of the hollow shaft 3respectively. Here, the finger tail cover 408 can shield connectionpositions of the two bevel gears, and the rotating shaft is a hollowshaft 3, so that on the one hand, the weight can be reduced while thestructural strength is ensured, and on the other hand, the assembly ofthe finger tail cover 408 is assisted, and can be implemented byskillfully using the insertion posts on the finger tail cover 408.

Further, in the present embodiment, both the output shaft journal 4014and the input shaft journal 4043 are journals with D-shaped crosssections, each of the first bevel gear 402 and the second bevel gear 403has a D-shaped center hole, the D-shaped center hole of the first bevelgear 402 is sleeved on the journal with the D-shaped cross section ofthe output shaft journal 4014, and the D-shaped center hole of thesecond bevel gear 403 is sleeved on the input shaft journal 4043. TheD-shaped center holes used here are matched with the journals with theD-shaped cross sections, and D-shaped cross section hole shaftconstraint is adopted to realize the assembly of the bevel gears, sothat the assembly difficulty is further simplified.

Preferably, the central axis of the output shaft journal 4014 in thepresent embodiment is orthogonal to the central axis of the input shaftjournal 4043. Specifically, the central axis of the motor reducerassembly mounting hole 411 is orthogonal to the central axis of thesliding bearing mounting hole 422.

Specifically, in order to connect other parts, a finger base knuckle 5is fixed on the base joint rack 4, and the worm gear 2 is fixed on thefinger mounting rack 1.

2. A Connecting Structure Between a Base Knuckle and a Base Joint of theProsthetic Finger

The finger base knuckle 5 of the prosthetic finger needs to be fixedrelative to the base joint rack 4. The connecting structure between thebase knuckle and the base joint of the prosthetic finger according tothe embodiment of the present disclosure can be specifically seen inFIGS. 4, 7 and 8 of the drawings in the specification. The connectingstructure between the base knuckle and the base joint of the prostheticfinger provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure includes abase joint rack 4 and a finger base knuckle 5; the base joint rack 4includes a motor reducer assembly mounting part 41; a motor reducerassembly mounting hole 411 is formed in the motor reducer assemblymounting part 41; a part of the motor reducer assembly 401 is fixed inthe motor reducer assembly mounting hole 411; the finger base knuckle 5includes a base knuckle main body 51; the base knuckle main body 51 isprovided with a cavity for accommodating the motor reducer assembly 401;a fan-shaped flange 412 is arranged on the upper outer wall of the motorreducer assembly mounting part 41; a slotted hole 511 is formed in thebase knuckle main body 51 corresponding to the fan-shaped flange 412; apart of the base knuckle main body 51 is sleeved with a part of themotor reducer assembly mounting part 41; and the fan-shaped flange 412is positioned in the slotted hole 511.

The connecting structure between the base knuckle and the base joint ofthe prosthetic finger provided by the present embodiment is subjected tomatching assembly in a sleeving manner by using the slotted hole 511 onthe base knuckle main body 51 and the fan-shaped flange 412 on the motorreducer assembly mounting part 41 of the base joint rack 4, so thatmutual positioning of the base knuckle and the base joint is easy torealize, and the assembly structure is simple.

Further, the motor reducer assembly mounting part 41 is provided with abase knuckle screw threaded hole (not shown), the axis of the baseknuckle screw threaded hole is perpendicular to the axis of the motorreducer assembly 401, and a base knuckle screw mounting hole 512corresponding to the base knuckle screw threaded hole is formed in thebase knuckle main body 51; and a base knuckle set screw (not shown) isinserted into the base knuckle screw mounting hole 512, and is connectedin the base knuckle screw threaded hole. Here, the base knuckle setscrew is combined for further fixing, and constraint is performed from aplurality of different directions, so that the base knuckle main body 51is not easily detached from the motor reducer assembly mounting part 41,and the fixing is more reliable.

Further, the head of the base knuckle set screw is positioned on anadjacent finger side face of the base knuckle main body 51. Here, thehead of the base knuckle set screw is positioned on the adjacent fingerside face of the finger, and due to a shielding effect of the adjacentfinger (for example, when four fingers are unbent side by side), thebase knuckle set screw can be hidden to a certain extent, so that theaesthetic property is enhanced. Preferably, the number of the baseknuckle set screws in the present embodiment is two.

Further, a limiting flange 413 is arranged on the motor reducer assemblymounting part 41, and the proximal end of the base knuckle main body 51abuts against the limiting flange 413. Here, the limiting flange 413 canplay a role of auxiliary positioning to prevent axial displacement ofthe base knuckle main body 51.

3. A Connecting Structure Between the Worm Gear and the TransmissionRope of the Prosthetic Finger

The proximal end of the transmission rope of the prosthetic finger whichuses the worm gear and worm for the base finger joint movement and cabletransmission for the proximal finger joint movement needs to beconnected to the worm gear. The connecting structure between the wormgear and the transmission rope of the prosthetic finger according to theembodiment of the present disclosure can be specifically seen in FIGS. 7and 11 in the drawings of the specification. The connecting structurebetween the worm gear and the transmission rope of the prostheticfinger, provided by the present embodiment, includes a transmission rope9 and a worm gear 2; the worm gear 2 includes a rotating shaftconnecting part 21; the rotating shaft connecting part 21 is integrallyconnected with a rope pulling part 22 for pulling the transmission rope9, an engaging part 23 for engaging with the worm 404 and a worm gearfixing part 24 for fixedly connecting with the finger mounting rack 1; around hole 25 with a gap is formed between the engaging part 23 and therope pulling part 22; a grommet 251 is arranged in the round hole 25with the gap; the proximal end of the transmission rope 9 is adouble-line structure formed by doubling back a single line; theproximal end of the transmission rope 9 is sleeved at a diameter reducedpart of the grommet 251; and the hole edge of the round hole 25 with thegap is clamped at the diameter reduced part of the grommet 251.

According to the connecting structure between the worm gear and thetransmission rope of the prosthetic limb finger, provided by the presentembodiment, the proximal end of the transmission rope 9 is connectedwith the grommet 251 through the round hole 25 with the gap, and theproximal end of the transmission rope 9 is a double-line structureformed by doubling back a single line, so that the connecting structureis simple to assemble, the transmission rope 9 is not easy to fall off,and the connection reliability is better.

Further, the round hole 25 with the gap is in rounded angle transitionat the gap. The rounded angle transition is used here to avoid stabbingor cutting the transmission rope 9, so that the service life of thetransmission rope 9 can be prolonged.

Further, the rotating shaft connecting part 21 is provided with arotating shaft through hole 211, the edge of the rope pulling part 22for contacting the transmission rope 9 is basically arc-shaped, and thearc-shaped arc line takes the center of the rotating shaft through hole211 as the center of a circle. The edge of the rope pulling part 22adopts an arc-shaped structure, and the arc-shaped arc line takes thecenter of the rotating shaft through hole 211 as the center of a circle,so that when the rope pulling part 22 pulls the transmission rope 9, thetransmission rope 9 is pulled by butting against the arc-shaped edge,then a big contact surface between the transmission rope 9 and the ropepulling part 22 can be ensured, the stress on the proximal end of thetransmission rope 9 can be more uniform, the transmission rope 9 can beprotected, and the service life can be prolonged.

The worm gear 2 in the present embodiment is fixed to the fingermounting rack 1, specifically, a worm gear fixing pin hole 241 is formedin the worm gear fixing part 24, a worm gear fixing pin 242 is insertedin the worm gear fixing pin hole 241, and the worm gear fixing pin 242is fixed to the finger mounting rack 1. Specifically, the presentembodiment employs two worm gear fixing pins 242.

4. A Cable Transmission Structure of the Prosthetic Finger

During finger bending operation, the transmission rope in the cabletransmission structure of the prosthetic finger pulls the proximalknuckle of the finger to rotate around a proximal finger joint. Thetransmission rope needs to be protected during finger bending and fingerunbending. The cable transmission structure of the prosthetic finger inthe present embodiment can be specifically seen in FIGS. 1 to 4 and FIG.7 of the drawings of the specification. The cable transmission structureof the prosthetic finger provided by the present embodiment includes atransmission rope 9 and a finger base knuckle 5; the transmission rope 9runs through the inner space of the finger base knuckle 5; the fingerbase knuckle 5 includes a base knuckle main body 51; the transmissionrope 9 is positioned at the lower part in the base knuckle main body 51;a roller pin 513 is fixed at a position corresponding to thetransmission rope 9 on the lower wall surface of the base knuckle mainbody 51; the axis of the roller pin 513 is perpendicular to the axis ofthe base knuckle main body 51; a roller 514 is sleeved on the roller pin513; and a part of the roller 514 extends into a space in the wallsurface of the base knuckle main body 51.

According to the cable transmission structure of the prosthetic fingerprovided by the present embodiment, the roller pin 513 and the roller514 are mounted corresponding to the transmission rope 9 on the baseknuckle main body 51 of the finger base knuckle 5, and a part of theroller 514 extends into the wall surface of the base knuckle main body51; and when the proximal finger joint is bent or unbent, if thetransmission rope 9 is pressed against the wall surface of the baseknuckle main body 51, the transmission rope 9 will be pressed againstthe roller 514, so that friction and scraping caused by the finger baseknuckle 5 on the transmission rope 9 can be reduced, the transmissionrope 9 can be protected and the service life of the transmission rope 9can be prolonged. Preferably, the transmission rope 9 in the presentembodiment is a nylon rope. A high-strength nylon rope may be selected.

Specifically, a worm gear and a worm are used in the base finger jointmovement in the present embodiment, so that the distal end of thetransmission rope 9 is connected to the finger proximal knuckle 6, andthe proximal end of the transmission rope 9 is connected to the wormgear 2.

In order to connect the distal end of the transmission rope 9 to thefinger proximal knuckle 6, a transmission rope connecting column 613 isarranged at the distal end of the finger proximal knuckle 6, and thedistal end of the transmission rope 9 is connected to the transmissionrope connecting column 613. Here, the distal end of the transmissionrope 9 can be conveniently connected by means of the transmission ropeconnecting column 613 at the distal end of the finger proximal knuckle6. Further, the finger proximal knuckle 6 includes a raised head part 61and a proximal knuckle main body 62 thicker than the raised head part61, the transmission rope connecting column 613 is arranged at thedistal end of the raised head part 61, a finger distal knuckle 7 issleeved on the raised head part 61, a sleeving part 71 is arranged onthe finger distal knuckle 7, is sleeved on the raised head part 61 andabuts against the proximal knuckle main body 62, and a part of thetransmission rope 9 is sandwiched between the sleeving part 71 and theraised head part 61. Here, the sleeving part 71 also functions totightly press the transmission rope 9 to further ensure that the distalend of the transmission rope 9 cannot fall off easily.

In order to connect the proximal end of the transmission rope 9 with theworm gear 2, the worm gear 2 includes a rotating shaft connecting part21 to which a rope pulling part 22 for pulling the transmission rope 9,an engaging part 23 for engaging with the worm 404, and a worm gearfixing part 24 for fixedly connecting with the finger fixing rack 1 areintegrally connected; a round hole 25 with a gap is formed between theengaging part 23 and the rope pulling part 22; a grommet 251 is mountedin the round hole 25 with the gap; the proximal end of the transmissionrope 9 is a double-line structure formed by doubling back a single line;the proximal end of the transmission rope 9 is sleeved at a diameterreduced part of the grommet 251; and the hole edge of the round hole 25with the gap is clamped at the diameter reduced part of the grommet 251.Here, the proximal end of the transmission rope 9 is connected to thegrommet 251 by means of the round hole 25 with the gap, so that thetransmission rope is assembled relatively simply, and is not easy tofall off.

5. A Connecting Structure Between the Proximal Knuckle and the BaseKnuckle of the Prosthetic Finger

In order to perform automatic reset during finger unbending, an elasticcomponent is required to be adopted for connection between the fingerproximal knuckle and the finger base knuckle of the prosthetic finger,and the use performance of this part of the structure is also requiredto be guaranteed. The connecting structure between the proximal knuckleand the base knuckle of the prosthetic finger in the present embodimentcan be specifically seen in FIGS. 2 to 6 of the drawings in thespecification. The connecting structure between the proximal knuckle andthe base knuckle of the prosthetic finger provided by the presentembodiment includes a finger base knuckle 5, a finger proximal knuckle 6and a tension spring 8; the finger proximal knuckle 6 is rotatablyconnected to the finger base knuckle 5; an extension spring distal endcylindrical pin 81 is fixed on the finger proximal knuckle 6; anextension spring proximal end cylindrical pin 82 is fixed on the fingerbase knuckle 5; the axes of the extension spring distal end cylindricalpin 81 and the extension spring proximal end cylindrical pin 82 areparallel to the rotation axis of the finger base knuckle 5; and the twoends of the tension spring 8 are sleeved on the extension spring distalend cylindrical pin 81 and the extension spring proximal end cylindricalpin 82 respectively.

According to the connecting structure between the proximal knuckle andthe base knuckle of the prosthetic finger provided by the presentembodiment, the two ends of the tension spring 8 are no longer fixedlyconnected, but the extension spring distal end cylindrical pin 81 isfixed on the finger proximal knuckle 6, the extension spring proximalend cylindrical pin 82 is fixed on the finger base knuckle 5, and thetwo ends of the tension spring 8 are sleeved on the two cylindrical pinsrespectively, therefore, the distal end of the tension spring 8 canrotate around the extension spring distal end cylindrical pin 81 and theproximal end of the tension spring 8 can rotate around the extensionspring proximal end cylindrical pin 82 due to the tensile force of thetension spring 8 when the finger proximal knuckle 6 rotates around thefinger base knuckle 5, so that a bending moment effect on the tensionspring 8 can be greatly reduced or even eliminated, the tension spring 8will not generate bending residual deformation after being used for along time, and then the use performance of prosthetic finger andprosthetic hand can be improved.

In order to rotatably connect the finger proximal knuckle 6 to thefinger base knuckle 5, two proximal knuckle connecting wings 621 arearranged at the proximal end of the finger proximal knuckle 6, andproximal knuckle connecting wing concentric holes 6211 arecorrespondingly formed in the two proximal knuckle connecting wings 621;the finger base knuckle 5 includes a base knuckle main body 51, aninter-wing connecting part 52 is integrally connected at the distal endof the base knuckle main body 51, the width of the inter-wing connectingpart 52 is smaller than that of the base knuckle main body 51, and theinter-wing connecting part 52 is positioned between the two proximalknuckle connecting wings 621; and convex hinged cylinders (not shown)are arranged on two side faces of the inter-wing connecting part 52, andthe two proximal knuckle connecting wing concentric holes 6211 aresleeved on the two hinged cylinders respectively. The structures of theproximal knuckle connecting wings 621, the proximal knuckle connectingwing concentric holes 6211, the inter-wing connecting part 52 and thehinged cylinder are adopted to realize rotatable connection, so that thenumber of parts is reduced, and these structures can restrict themovement of the finger proximal knuckle 6 and the finger base knuckle 5in other directions to ensure that the connection is more reliable and arotation process is more stable.

In order to fix the tension spring proximal end cylindrical pin 82, twobase knuckle connecting wings 521 are arranged at the distal end of theinter-wing connecting part 52, the proximal end of the tension spring 8is positioned between the two base knuckle connecting wings 521, thebase knuckle connecting wings 521 are provided with tension springproximal end cylindrical pin mounting holes 5211, and the tension springproximal end cylindrical pin 82 is inserted and fixed in the tensionspring proximal end cylindrical pin mounting holes 5211.

In order to arrange the tension spring 8 and fix the tension springdistal end cylindrical pin 81, the finger proximal knuckle 6 is providedwith a tension spring accommodating groove 63, and a tension springdistal end cylindrical pin mounting hole 631 is formed in the groovewall of the tension spring accommodating groove 63, and the tensionspring distal end cylindrical pin 81 is inserted and fixed in thetension spring distal end cylindrical pin mounting hole 631.

In the present embodiment, the distal end edge of each base knuckleconnecting wing 521 is an arc-shaped edge, the finger proximal knuckle 6has an arc-shaped wall surface matched with the arc-shaped edge, anarc-shaped cover plate 5212 is commonly connected between the two baseknuckle connecting wings 521, and the arc-shaped cover plate 5212 isarranged along the arc-shaped edge and is positioned above the proximalend of the tension spring 8. Here, the finger proximal knuckle 6 and thefinger base knuckle 5 are in arc-shaped fit, and in conjunction with thedesign of the arc-shaped cover plate 5212, a gap above the proximalfinger joint can be reduced, so that the effects of preventing entranceof objects and beautifying can be achieved to a certain extent.

6. A Connecting Structure Between the Distal Knuckle and the ProximalKnuckle of the Prosthetic Finger

The connecting structure between the distal knuckle and the proximalknuckle of the prosthetic finger in the present embodiment can bespecifically seen in FIGS. 2 to 6 of the drawings in the specification.The connecting structure between the distal knuckle and the proximalknuckle of the prosthetic finger provided by the present embodimentincludes a finger proximal knuckle 6 and a finger distal knuckle 7; thefinger proximal knuckle 6 includes a raised head part 61 and a proximalknuckle main body 62 thicker than the raised head part 61; a sleevingpart 71 is arranged on the finger distal knuckle 7; a sleeving cavity711 matched with the raised head part 61 is formed in the sleeving part71; and the raised head part 61 is positioned in the sleeving cavity711, and the sleeving part 71 is sleeved on the raised head part 61 andabuts against the proximal knuckle main body 62.

According to the connecting structure between the distal knuckle and theproximal knuckle of the prosthetic finger provided by the presentembodiment, the structures of the raised head part 61, the proximalknuckle main body 62, the sleeving part 71 and the sleeving cavity 711are connected with one another in a sleeving mode, so that an assemblingspace can be left for other parts, and the preassembly of the fingerproximal knuckle 6 and other parts is facilitated; a plurality ofcontact points and contact surfaces can be arranged between the fingerproximal knuckle 6 and the finger distal knuckle 7, so that the radialand axial positioning of the finger distal knuckle 6 can besimultaneously realized to a certain extent, the assembly between thefinger proximal knuckle 6 and the finger distal knuckle 7 isfacilitated, and the connection reliability is improved; in addition,the sleeving mode of the sleeving part 71 can enable the outer surfaceof the finger distal knuckle 6 to have a longer continuous surface, andan effect of improving the appearance of the finger can also beachieved. Preferably, the raised head part 61 is cone-shaped.

Further, a raised head part threaded hole 611 is formed in the raisedhead part 61, the axis of the raised head part threaded hole 611 isperpendicular to the axis of the raised head part 61, a distal knucklescrew mounting hole 712 is formed in the sleeving part 71 correspondingto the raised head part threaded hole 611, and the distal knucklemounting screw 72 is inserted in the distal knuckle screw mounting hole712 and connected to the raised head part threaded hole 611. Here, thedistal knuckle mounting screw 72 is further used for fixing aftersleeving, and the direction of the distal knuckle mounting screw 72 isperpendicular to the axial direction of the raised head part 61, so thatnot only the rotation of the sleeving part 71 but also the axialmovement of the sleeving part 71 relative to the raised head part 61 canbe restricted, the sleeving part 71 can be restricted in a plurality ofdirections, and the fixing between the finger proximal knuckle 6 and thefinger distal knuckle 7 can be more reliable. Preferably, the number ofdistal knuckle mounting screws 72 is two.

Further, the head of the distal knuckle mounting screw 72 is positionedon an adjacent finger side face of the sleeving part 71. Here, the headof the distal knuckle mounting screw 72 is positioned on a side face ofthe finger, and the distal knuckle mounting screw 72 can be made hiddento some extent due to a shielding effect of adjacent fingers (forexample, when four fingers are unbent side by side), thereby enhancingthe aesthetic property. On the other hand, when the distal knucklemounting screw 72 is in such a direction, other mechanisms (for example,a cable transmission mechanism and a spring reset mechanism) on theprosthetic finger may also be avoided. In the present embodiment, thearrangement of the distal knuckle mounting screw 72 keeps away from thetransmission rope 9 and the tension spring 8.

In the present embodiment, the outer circumferential surface of theraised head part 61 is provided with a plurality of circles of raisedhead part annular grooves 612 along the circumferential direction, anddue to the blocking of the plurality of circles of the raised head partannular groove 612, harmful substances such as grease, water and dustcan be prevented from going deep into the prosthetic finger to a certainextent.

The movement of a proximal finger joint in the present embodiment adoptscable transmission, and in this case, in order to connect thetransmission rope 9 to the finger proximal knuckle 6, a transmissionrope connecting column 613 is integrally arranged at the distal end ofthe raised head part 61, one end of the transmission rope 9 is connectedto the transmission rope connecting column 613, and a part of thetransmission rope 9 is sandwiched between the sleeving part 71 and theraised head part 61. Thus, not only can the connection of the distal endof the transmission rope 9 be facilitated, but also the sleeving part 71can act to tightly press the transmission rope 9, thereby ensuring thatthe distal end of the transmission rope 9 cannot fall off easily.

The proximal finger joint in the present embodiment relies on thetension of a spring to realize automatic reset when the finger unbends,and in view of this situation, in order to connect the tension spring 8to the finger proximal knuckle 6, a tension spring accommodating groove63 is formed in each of the raised head part 61 and the proximal knucklemain body 62, a tension spring distal end cylindrical pin mounting hole631 is formed in the groove wall of the tension spring accommodatinggroove 63, a tension spring distal end cylindrical pin 81 is insertedand fixed in the tension spring distal end cylindrical pin mounting hole631, and the distal end of the tension spring 8 is sleeved on thetension spring distal end cylindrical pin 81. Thus, not only can theassembly of the distal end of the tension spring 8 be facilitated, butalso the distal end of the tension spring 8 can rotate around thetension spring distal end cylindrical pin 81 during rotation of thefinger proximal knuckle 6, thereby reducing the bending residualdeformation of the distal end of the tension spring 8 due to fixedconnection and frequent bending moment actions.

7. A Prosthetic Finger

The prosthetic finger according to the present embodiment combines thestructures of the previous parts, and can be specifically seen in FIGS.1 to 11 of the drawings in the specification. The prosthetic fingerprovided by the embodiment of the present disclosure includes a fingermounting rack 1, a worm gear 2, a rotating shaft, a base joint rack 4, afinger base knuckle 5, a finger proximal knuckle 6, a finger distalknuckle 7, a tension spring 8 and a transmission rope 9; the worm gear 2is fixed on the finger mounting rack 1, a round hole 25 with a gap isformed in the worm gear 2, a grommet 251 is arranged in the round hole25 with the gap, and the hole edge of the round hole 25 with the gap isclamped at a diameter reduced part of the grommet 251; a motor reducerassembly 401 is fixed in a base joint rack 4, a first bevel gear 402 isfixed on an output shaft journal 4014 of the motor reducer assembly 401,a worm 404 is mounted in the base joint rack 4 through an elastic collarfor hole 407 and two sliding bearings, a second bevel gear 403 is fixedon an input shaft journal 4043 of the worm 404, the second bevel gear403 is engaged with the first bevel gear 402, the base joint rack 4 isprovided with an open slot 44, the worm gear 2 is positioned in the openslot 44 and engaged with the worm 404, and a rotating shaft ispenetrated on the base joint rack 4 and the worm gear 2; the finger baseknuckle 5 has a cavity for accommodating the motor reducer assembly 401and is fixed on the base joint rack 4, the transmission rope 9 runsthrough the inner space of the finger base knuckle 5, and the proximalend of the transmission rope 9 is connected to the grommet 251; thefinger proximal knuckle 6 is rotatably connected to the distal end ofthe finger base knuckle 5, and two ends of the tension spring 8 arerotatably connected to the finger base knuckle 5 and the finger proximalknuckle 6 respectively; and the finger proximal knuckle 6 includes araised head part 61, a transmission rope connecting column 613 isintegrally arranged at a distal end of the raised head part 61, thedistal end of the transmission rope 9 is connected to the transmissionrope connecting column 613, and a sleeving part 71 is arranged on thefinger distal knuckle 7 and sleeved on the raised head part 61, and apart of the transmission rope 9 is sandwiched between the sleeving part71 and the raised head part 61.

According to the prosthetic finger provided by the present embodiment,the design of the grommet 251 in the worm gear 2, the design of the openslot 44 in the base joint rack 4, the design that the rotating shaftpenetrates through a rotating shaft through hole 211 and two rotatingshaft through connection concentric holes 431 at the same time, thedesign that the two ends of the tension spring 8 are rotable, and thedesign of the sleeving between the finger distal knuckle 7 and thefinger proximal knuckle 6 are combined to ensure that the connection ofall the parts is reliable, the rotation of the worm gear 2 is smooth,the tension spring 8 is protected, and the transmission rope 9 is noteasy to fall off, so that the working reliability of the wholeprosthetic finger can be improved and the possibility of failure can bereduced on the whole.

In order to facilitate the connection of the proximal end of thetransmission rope 9, the proximal end of the transmission rope 9 is adouble-line structure formed by doubling back a single line, and theproximal end of the transmission rope 9 is sleeved at a diameter reducedpart of the grommet 251.

In order to shield the first bevel gear 402, the second bevel gear 403and the space nearby the first bevel gear 402 and the second bevel gear403, the rotating shaft is a hollow shaft 3, a finger tail cover 408 isconnected to the base joint rack 4, and covers the first bevel gear 402and the second bevel gear 403, and the finger tail cover 408 has twoinsertion posts which are inserted in the two ends of the hollow shaft 3respectively.

In order to protect the part of the transmission rope 9 positioned inthe finger base knuckle 5, the finger base knuckle 5 includes a baseknuckle main body 51, the transmission rope 9 is positioned at the lowerpart in the base knuckle main body 51, a roller pin 513 is fixed at aposition corresponding to the transmission rope 9 on the lower wallsurface of the base knuckle main body 51, the axis of the roller pin 513is perpendicular to the axis of the base knuckle main body 51, a roller514 is sleeved on the roller pin 513, and a part of the roller 514extends into a space inside the wall surface of the base knuckle mainbody 51.

In order to rotatably connect the two ends of the tension spring 8 tothe finger proximal knuckle 5 and the finger proximal knuckle 6respectively, a tension spring distal end cylindrical pin 81 is fixed onthe finger proximal knuckle 6, a tension spring proximal end cylindricalpin 82 is fixed on the finger proximal knuckle 5, the axes of thetension spring distal end cylindrical pin 81 and the tension springproximal end cylindrical pin 82 are parallel to the rotation axis of thefinger proximal knuckle 5, and both ends of the tension spring 8 aresleeved on the tension spring distal end cylindrical pin 81 and thetension spring proximal end cylindrical pin 82 respectively.

In order to reliably connect the finger proximal knuckle 6 to the fingerbase knuckle 5, two proximal knuckle connecting wings 621 are arrangedat the proximal end of the finger proximal knuckle 6, and proximalknuckle connecting wing concentric holes 6211 are correspondingly formedin the two proximal knuckle connecting wings 621; the finger baseknuckle 5 includes a base knuckle main body 51, an inter-wing connectingpart 52 is integrally connected at the distal end of the base knucklemain body 51, the width of the inter-wing connecting part 52 is smallerthan that of the base knuckle main body 51, and the inter-wingconnecting part 52 is positioned between the two proximal knuckleconnecting wings 621; and convex hinged cylinders are arranged on twoside faces of the inter-wing connecting part 52, and the two proximalknuckle connecting wing concentric holes 6211 are sleeved on the twohinged cylinders respectively.

In order to facilitate assembly positioning between the finger baseknuckle 5 and the base joint rack 4, the finger base knuckle 5 includesa base knuckle main body 51 having a cavity for accommodating the motorreducer assembly 401, a fan-shaped flange 412 is arranged on an upperouter wall of the motor reducer assembly mounting part 41, a slottedhole 511 is formed in the base knuckle main body 51 corresponding to thefan-shaped flange 412, a part of the base knuckle main body 51 issleeved with a part of the motor reducer assembly mounting part 41, andthe fan-shaped flange 412 is positioned in the slotted hole 511.

In order to facilitate the assembly of the two bevel gears, both theoutput shaft journal 4014 and the input shaft journal 4043 are journalswith D-shaped cross sections, each of the first bevel gear 402 and thesecond bevel gear 403 has a D-shaped center hole, the D-shaped centerhole of the first bevel gear 402 is sleeved on the journal with theD-shaped cross section of the output shaft journal 4014, and theD-shaped center hole of the second bevel gear 403 is sleeved on theinput shaft journal 4043.

In order to facilitate the assembly of parts in the base joint rack 4,the base joint rack 4 includes a motor reducer assembly mounting part41, a worm mounting part 42, and two rotating shaft through connectionparts 43; the motor reducer assembly mounting part 41 and the wormmounting part 42 are connected into a whole through the two rotatingshaft through connection parts 43, and an open slot 44 is formed betweenthe two rotating shaft through connection parts 43; the motor reducerassembly 401 is fixed to the motor reducer assembly mounting part 41;the worm 404 is mounted in the worm mounting part 42; the worm gear 2 isprovided with a rotating shaft through hole 211; the two rotating shaftthrough connection parts 43 are provided with rotating shaft throughconnection concentric holes 431 corresponding to the rotating shaftthrough hole 211; and the rotating shaft runs through the rotating shaftthrough hole 211 and the two rotating shaft through connectionconcentric holes 431.

In order to facilitate the assembly of the motor reducer assembly 401 inthe base joint rack 4, a motor reducer assembly mounting hole 411 isformed in the motor reducer assembly mounting part 41, the motor reducerassembly 401 includes a motor 4011, a reducer 4012 is connected to themotor 4011, a mounting neck 4013 is arranged on the reducer 4012, thediameter of the mounting neck 4013 is smaller than that of the reducer4012, the output shaft journal 4014 extends out from the mounting neck4013, and the mounting neck 4013 is fixed in the motor reducer assemblymounting hole 411.

In order to facilitate the assembly of the worm 404, a worm main bodyaccommodating cavity 421, a sliding bearing mounting hole 422 and a wormjournal accommodating hole 423 are sequentially formed in the wormmounting part 42 in communication with one another; the diameter of thesliding bearing mounting hole 422 is smaller than that of the worm mainbody accommodating cavity 421, and the diameter of the worm journalaccommodating hole 423 is smaller than that of the sliding bearingmounting hole 422; the end of the worm main body accommodating cavity421 is opened, and an elastic collar mounting groove 4211 iscircumferentially formed in the cavity wall of the worm main bodyaccommodating cavity 421; the worm 404 includes a worm main body part4041, a bearing mounting journal 4042 is integrally connected to the twoends of the worm main body part 4041 respectively, and an input shaftjournal 4043 is integrally connected to one of the bearing mountingjournals 4042; the worm main body part 4041 is positioned in the wormmain body accommodating cavity 421 and is engaged with an engaging part23 of the worm gear 2; a first sliding bearing 405 is arranged in thesliding bearing mounting hole 422, and a second sliding bearing 406 isarranged in the worm main body accommodating cavity 421; the worm mainbody part 4041 is positioned between the first sliding bearing 405 andthe second sliding bearing 406; one of the two bearing mounting journals4042, which is connected to the input shaft journal 4043, is inserted inthe first sliding bearing 405, and the other of the two bearing mountingjournals 4042 is inserted in the second sliding bearing 406; an elasticcollar for hole 407 is arranged in an elastic collar mounting groove4211; and the second sliding bearing 406 is positioned between the wormmain body part 4041 and the elastic collar for hole 407.

In order to protect the proximal end of the transmission rope 9, theedge of the worm gear 2 for contacting with the transmission rope 9 isbasically arc-shaped, and the arc-shaped arc line takes the center of arotating shaft through hole 211 as the center of a circle.

Compared with the prior art, the advantages of the prosthetic fingeraccording to the present embodiment can also be seen in the previousdescription of the structures of the various parts. When the prostheticfinger in the present embodiment works, the motor reducer assembly 401drives the first bevel gear 402 to rotate, the first bevel gear 402drives the second bevel gear 403 and the worm 404 to rotate, theinteraction between the worm 404 and the worm gear 2 causes the basejoint rack 4 and the finger base knuckle 5 to rotate around the axis ofthe hollow shaft 3 during finger bending; under the acting force of thetransmission rope 9, the finger proximal knuckle 6 and the finger distalknuckle 7 can bend relative to the finger base knuckle 5, and thetension spring 8 can be stretched; because the worm 404 and the wormgear 2 have a self-locking function, even if the power is cut off atthis time, an object grasped by the prosthetic hand cannot easily falloff; during finger unbending, the motor reducer assembly 401 drives thefirst bevel gear 402 to rotate reversely, and the interaction betweenthe worm 404 and the worm gear 2 causes the base joint rack 4 and thefinger base knuckle 5 to rotate reversely around the axis of the hollowshaft 3; and under the acting force of the tension spring 8, the fingeris reset and unbent.

8. A Connecting Structure Between a Proximal Knuckle and a Base Knuckleof a Prosthetic Thumb

Through the design of the connecting structure between the proximalknuckle and the base knuckle of the prosthetic thumb, the connectingstructure can be structurally universal with the structure of a generalprosthetic finger (not the thumb). The connecting structure between theproximal knuckle and the base knuckle of the prosthetic thumb accordingto the embodiment of the present disclosure can be specifically seen inFIG. 12 of the drawings in the specification. The connecting structurebetween the proximal knuckle and the base knuckle of the prostheticthumb, provided by the present embodiment, includes a thumb base knuckle5′ and a thumb proximal knuckle 6′; two thumb proximal knuckleconnecting wings 621′ are arranged at the proximal end of the thumbproximal knuckle 6′, and thumb proximal knuckle connecting wingconcentric holes (not shown) are correspondingly formed in the two thumbproximal knuckle connecting wings 621′; the thumb base knuckle 5′includes a thumb base knuckle main body 51′, the distal end of the thumbbase knuckle main body 51′ is integrally connected with a thumbinter-wing connecting part 52′, the width of the thumb inter-wingconnecting part 52′ is smaller than that of the thumb base knuckle mainbody 51′; the thumb inter-wing connecting part 52′ is positioned betweenthe two thumb proximal knuckle connecting wings 621′; raised hingedcylinders (not shown) are arranged on two side faces of the thumbinter-wing connecting part 52′; the thumb proximal knuckle connectingwing concentric holes are sleeved on the two hinged cylindersrespectively; two thumb base knuckle connecting wings 521′ are arrangedat the distal end of the thumb inter-wing connecting part 52′; and athumb proximal finger joint locking pin 56′ is jointly inserted andfixed on the thumb base knuckle connecting wing 521′ and the thumbproximal knuckle connecting wing 621′.

According to the connecting structure between the proximal knuckle andthe base knuckle of the prosthetic thumb, provided by the embodiment,the adopted structures of the connecting wings and the hinged cylindersand the structure adopted by the proximal finger joint of a generalprosthetic finger (not the thumb) have universality; according to thepresent embodiment, the thumb proximal finger joint locking pin 56′ isjointly inserted and fixed on the thumb base knuckle connecting wing521′ and the thumb proximal knuckle connecting wing 621′ to lock aproximal finger joint of the thumb to ensure that the thumb base knuckle5′ and the thumb proximal knuckle 6′ are relatively fixed, so that thestructure is simple, the structural complexity of the prosthetic handcan be reduced, and the universality of the parts can be improved,thereby reducing the cost.

Further, a sleeving structure in the prosthetic finger is also employedbetween the thumb proximal knuckle 6′ and the thumb distal knuckle 7′ ofthe prosthetic thumb; the thumb proximal knuckle 6′ includes a thumbproximal knuckle raised head part 61′ and a thumb proximal knuckle mainbody 62′ thicker than the thumb proximal knuckle raised head part 61′; athumb proximal knuckle connecting wing 621′ is integrally connected tothe proximal end of the thumb proximal knuckle main body 62′; and thethumb distal knuckle 7′ is also included, and is provided a thumb distalknuckle sleeving part 71′ which is sleeved on the thumb proximal knuckleraised head part 61′ and butted against the thumb proximal knuckle mainbody 62′. The sleeving mode is convenient for secure and reliableassembly.

Further, a thumb proximal knuckle raised head part threaded hole (notshown) is formed in the thumb proximal knuckle raised head part 61′, theaxis of the thumb proximal knuckle raised head part threaded hole isperpendicular to the axis of the thumb proximal knuckle raised head part61′, a thumb distal knuckle screw mounting hole (not shown) is formed inthe thumb distal knuckle sleeving part 71′ corresponding to the thumbproximal knuckle raised head part threaded hole, and a thumb distalknuckle mounting screw 72′ is inserted in the thumb distal knuckle screwmounting hole and connected to the thumb proximal knuckle raised headpart threaded hole. Here, fixing is carried out in conjunction with thethumb distal knuckle mounting screw 72′, and the thumb proximal knuckle6′ and the thumb distal knuckle 7′ are not easily detached from eachother. Preferably, the number of thumb distal knuckle mounting screws72′ is two.

Since the movement of the proximal knuckle of the thumb is locked, notransmission rope and tension spring are required. In the presentembodiment, redundant tension spring accommodating grooves are formed inthe thumb proximal knuckle raised head part 61′ and the thumb proximalknuckle main body 62′, and the tension spring is not connected to thethumb base knuckle 5′ and the thumb proximal knuckle 6′.

9. A Mounting Structure for the Prosthetic Thumb

The mounting structure for the prosthetic thumb according to theembodiment of the present disclosure can be specifically seen in FIG. 12of the drawings in the specification. The mounting structure for theprosthetic thumb provided by the embodiment of the present disclosureincludes a thumb mounting rack 1′, a thumb rotating rack 10, a thumbfront support 11 and a thumb back support 12; the thumb rotating rack 10is provided with a thumb rotating rack open slot 101; the thumb mountingrack 1′ is positioned in the thumb rotating rack open slot 101 and fixedon the thumb rotating rack 10; two ends of the thumb rotating rack 10are coaxially connected with a thumb front supporting shaft 13 and athumb back supporting shaft 14 respectively; the back end of the thumbfront supporting shaft 13 is positioned in the thumb rotating rack openslot 101; the thumb front supporting shaft 13 is inserted in the thumbfront support 11; the thumb back supporting shaft 14 is inserted in thethumb back support 12; a penetrating lead through hole 131 is formed inthe thumb front supporting shaft 13 along the axial direction of thethumb front supporting shaft 13; and a lead (not shown) connected with amotor in the prosthetic thumb is inserted in the lead through hole 131through the thumb rotating frame open slot 101.

The mounting structure for a prosthetic thumb, provided by the presentembodiment, employs a specialized thumb rotating rack 10 for matchedmounting of the prosthetic thumb. The thumb rotating rack 10 isconnected between the thumb front support 11 and the thumb back support12 through the coaxially arranged thumb front supporting shaft 13 andthumb back supporting shaft 14; and the lead connected with the motor inthe prosthetic thumb passes through the lead through hole 131 throughthe thumb rotating rack open slot 101 and no longer passes through aside face as in the prior art, so that when the thumb rotating rack 10is rotated due to opposite palm and side palm operation of theprosthetic thumb, the lead is not pulled and bent due to the rotation ofthe thumb rotating rack 10, and the service life of the lead isprolonged.

Specifically, in order to facilitate fixing the thumb mounting rack 1′to the thumb rotating rack 10, a thumb mounting rack fixing threadedhole (not shown) is formed in the thumb mounting rack 1′, a thumbmounting rack set screw mounting hole (not shown) is formed in the thumbrotating rack 10 corresponding to the thumb mounting rack fixingthreaded hole, and a thumb mounting rack set screw 102 is inserted inthe thumb mounting rack set screw mounting hole and connected to thethumb mounting rack fixing threaded hole.

In order to facilitate assembly of the thumb front supporting shaft 13,the thumb front supporting shaft 13 includes a head part and a screwpart (not shown), the lead through hole 131 runs through the head partand the screw part, a nut mounting hole 111 is formed in the thumb frontsupport 11, a thumb front supporting shaft nut 112 is arranged in thenut mounting hole 111, and the screw part is inserted in the thumbrotating rack 10 and the thumb front support 11 and connected to thethumb front supporting shaft nut 112.

In order to facilitate the assembly of the thumb back supporting shaft14, the thumb back supporting shaft 14 includes a thumb back supportingshaft bolt (not shown) and a thumb back supporting shaft nut (notshown), the thumb back supporting shaft nut is positioned in the thumbrotating rack open slot 101, and the thumb back supporting shaft bolt isinserted in the thumb back support 12 and the thumb rotating rack 10 andconnected to the thumb back supporting shaft nut.

10. A Prosthetic Thumb

Part of the parts of the prosthetic thumb according to the embodiment ofthe present disclosure are commonly used with parts of a generalprosthetic finger, but are distinguished on names with “thumb”, so thatsome parts of the prosthetic thumb below are not labeled with drawingreference signs and the previous drawings can be used for referenceduring reading. The prosthetic thumb according to the embodiment of thepresent disclosure can be seen specifically in FIGS. 7 to 12 of thedrawings in the specification. The prosthetic thumb provided by theembodiment of the present disclosure includes a thumb mounting rack 1′,a thumb worm gear, a thumb rotating shaft, a thumb base joint rack, athumb base knuckle 5′, a thumb proximal knuckle 6′, a thumb distalknuckle 7′, a thumb rotating rack 10, a thumb front support 11 and athumb back support 12; the thumb worm gear is fixed on the thumbmounting rack 1′; the thumb base joint rack is rotatably connected tothe thumb worm gear through a thumb rotating shaft; the thumb baseknuckle 5′ is fixed on the thumb base joint rack; the thumb proximalknuckle 6′ is fixed on the thumb base knuckle 5′; the thumb distalknuckle 7′ is fixed on the thumb proximal knuckle 6′; a thumb motorreducer assembly, a thumb first bevel gear, a thumb second bevel gearand a thumb worm are arranged in the thumb base joint rack; the thumbmotor reducer assembly can sequentially drive the thumb first bevelgear, the thumb second bevel gear and the thumb worm to rotate; thethumb worm gear is engaged with the thumb worm; the thumb rotating rack10 is provided with a thumb rotating rack open slot 101; the thumbmounting rack 1′ is positioned in the thumb rotating rack open slot 101and fixed on the thumb rotating rack 10; the thumb front supportingshaft 13 and the thumb back supporting shaft 14 are coaxially connectedat two ends of the thumb rotating rack 10 respectively; the back end ofthe thumb front supporting shaft 13 is positioned in the thumb rotatingrack open slot 101; the thumb front supporting shaft 13 is inserted inthe thumb front support 11; the thumb back supporting shaft 14 isinserted in the thumb back support 12; the thumb front supporting shaft13 is internally provided with a penetrating lead through hole 131 alongthe axial direction of the thumb front supporting shaft 13; and a leadwhich is connected with a motor in the prosthetic thumb is inserted inthe lead through hole 131 through the thumb rotating rack open slot 101.

The prosthetic thumb provided by the embodiment of the presentdisclosure employs a specialized thumb rotating rack 10 for matchedmounting of the prosthetic thumb; the thumb rotating rack 10 isconnected between the thumb front support 11 and the thumb back support12 through the coaxially arranged thumb front supporting shaft 13 andthumb back supporting shaft 14; and the lead connected with the motor inthe prosthetic thumb passes through the lead through hole 131 throughthe thumb rotating rack open slot 101 and no longer passes through aside face as in the prior art, so that when the thumb rotating rack 10is rotated due to opposite palm and side palm operation of theprosthetic thumb, the lead is not pulled and bent due to the rotation ofthe thumb rotating rack 10, and the service life of the lead isprolonged.

Further, two thumb proximal knuckle connecting wings 621′ are arrangedat the proximal end of the thumb proximal knuckle 6′, and thumb proximalknuckle connecting wing concentric holes are correspondingly formed inthe two thumb proximal knuckle connecting wings 621′; the thumb baseknuckle 5′ includes a thumb base knuckle main body 51′, the distal endof the thumb base knuckle main body 51′ is integrally connected with athumb inter-wing connecting part 52′, the width of the thumb inter-wingconnecting part 52′ is smaller than that of the thumb base knuckle mainbody 51′; the thumb inter-wing connecting part 52′ is positioned betweenthe two thumb proximal knuckle connecting wings 621′; raised thumbhinged cylinders are arranged on two side faces of the thumb inter-wingconnecting part 52′; the two thumb proximal knuckle connecting wingconcentric holes are sleeved on the two thumb hinged cylindersrespectively; two thumb base knuckle connecting wings 521′ are arrangedat the distal end of the thumb inter-wing connecting part 52′; and athumb proximal finger joint locking pin 56′ is jointly inserted andfixed on the thumb base knuckle connecting wing 521′ and the thumbproximal knuckle connecting wing 621′. The adopted structures of theconnecting wings and the hinged cylinders and the structure adopted bythe proximal finger joint of a general prosthetic finger (not the thumb)have universality; the thumb proximal finger joint locking pin 56′ isjointly inserted and fixed on the thumb base knuckle connecting wing521′ and the thumb proximal knuckle connecting wing 621′ to lock aproximal finger joint of the thumb to ensure that the thumb base knuckle5′ and the thumb proximal knuckle 6′ are relatively fixed, so that thestructure is simple, the structural complexity of the prosthetic handcan be reduced, and the universality of the parts can be improved,thereby reducing the cost.

Similar to the previous prosthetic finger, according to the presentembodiment, a sleeving mode is also adopted between the thumb proximalknuckle 6′ and the thumb distal knuckle 7′; the thumb proximal knuckle6′ includes a thumb proximal knuckle raised head part 61′ and a thumbproximal knuckle main body 62′ thicker than the thumb proximal knuckleraised head part 61′; the thumb proximal knuckle connecting wing 621′ isintegrally connected to the proximal end of the thumb proximal knucklemain body 62′; and the thumb distal knuckle 7′ is provided with thethumb distal knuckle sleeving part 71′ which is sleeved on the thumbproximal knuckle raised head part 61′ and butted against the thumbproximal knuckle main body 62′. Further, a thumb proximal knuckle raisedhead part threaded hole is formed in the thumb proximal knuckle raisedhead part 61′, the axis of the thumb proximal knuckle raised head partthreaded hole is perpendicular to the axis of the thumb proximal knuckleraised head part 61′, a thumb distal knuckle screw mounting hole isformed in the thumb distal knuckle sleeving part 71′ corresponding tothe thumb proximal knuckle raised head part threaded hole, and a thumbdistal knuckle mounting screw 72′ is inserted in the thumb distalknuckle screw mounting hole and connected to the thumb proximal knuckleraised head part threaded hole. Here, fixing is carried out inconjunction with the thumb distal knuckle mounting screw 72′, and thethumb proximal knuckle 6′ and the thumb distal knuckle 7′ are not easilydetached from each other. Since the movement of the proximal knuckle ofthe thumb is locked, no transmission rope and tension spring arerequired. In the present embodiment, redundant tension springaccommodating grooves are formed in the thumb proximal knuckle raisedhead part 61′ and the thumb proximal knuckle main body 62′, and thetension spring is not connected to the thumb base knuckle 5′ and thethumb proximal knuckle 6′.

In order to facilitate the assembly positioning between the thumb baseknuckle 5′ and the base joint rack 4, the thumb base knuckle main body51′ has a cavity for accommodating the thumb motor reducer assembly, athumb fan-shaped flange is arranged on the upper outer wall of the thumbmotor reducer assembly mounting part, a thumb slotted hole is formed inthe thumb base knuckle main body 51′ corresponding to the thumbfan-shaped flange, a part of the thumb base knuckle main body 51′ issleeved with a part of the thumb motor reducer assembly mounting part,and the thumb fan-shaped flange is positioned in the thumb slotted hole.

Similar to previous prosthetic finger, in order to enhance theconnection reliability between the thumb worm gear and the thumb basejoint rack and make the rotation more stable, the thumb worm gearincludes a thumb rotating shaft connecting part; the thumb rotatingshaft connecting part is provided with a thumb rotating shaft throughhole; a thumb engaging part and a thumb worm gear fixing part areintegrally connected to the thumb rotating shaft connecting part, andthe thumb worm gear fixing part is fixed on the thumb mounting rack 1′;the thumb base joint rack includes a thumb motor reducer assemblymounting part, a thumb worm mounting part and two thumb rotating shaftthrough connection parts; the thumb motor reducer assembly mounting partand the thumb worm mounting part are connected into a whole through thetwo thumb rotating shaft through connection parts; a thumb open slot isformed between the two thumb rotating shaft through connection parts;the thumb worm gear is positioned in the thumb open slot; a thumb motorreducer assembly is mounted in the thumb motor reducer assembly mountingpart; a thumb first bevel gear is fixed on a thumb output shaft journalof the thumb motor reducer assembly; a thumb worm is mounted in thethumb worm mounting part and is engaged with a thumb engaging part ofthe thumb worm gear; a thumb second bevel gear is fixed on a thumb inputshaft journal of the thumb worm and is engaged with the thumb firstbevel gear; thumb rotating shaft through connection concentric holes areformed in the two thumb rotating shaft through connection partscorresponding to the thumb rotating shaft through hole; and a thumbrotating shaft is inserted in the thumb rotating shaft through hole andthe two thumb rotating shaft through connection concentric holes.

As the movement of a proximal finger joint of the thumb is locked, notransmission rope and tension spring are required. In the presentembodiment, a redundant rope pulling part is integrally connected to thethumb rotating shaft connecting part, a redundant round hole with a gapis formed between the thumb engaging part and the rope pulling part, andthe prosthetic thumb does not have a transmission rope. In this way, thethumb worm gear used by prosthetic thumb is actually the same worm gearas the worm gear 2 used by a general prosthetic finger, and theuniversality of the parts can be further increased.

In order to facilitate the assembly of the motor reducer assembly 401 inthe base joint rack 4, a thumb motor reducer assembly mounting hole isformed in the thumb motor reducer assembly mounting part, the thumbmotor reducer assembly includes a thumb motor, a thumb reducer isconnected to the thumb motor, a thumb mounting neck is arranged on thethumb reducer, the diameter of the thumb mounting neck is smaller thanthat of the thumb reducer, a thumb output shaft journal extends out fromthe thumb mounting neck, and the thumb mounting neck is fixed in thethumb motor reducer assembly mounting hole.

In order to facilitate the assembly of the worm 404, a thumb worm mainbody accommodating cavity, a thumb sliding bearing mounting hole and athumb worm journal accommodating hole are sequentially formed in thethumb worm mounting part in communication with one another; the diameterof the thumb sliding bearing mounting hole is smaller than that of thethumb worm main body accommodating cavity, and the diameter of the thumbworm journal accommodating hole is smaller than that of the thumbsliding bearing mounting hole; the end of the thumb worm main bodyaccommodating cavity is opened, and a thumb elastic collar mountinggroove is circumferentially arranged on the cavity wall of the thumbworm main body accommodating cavity; the thumb worm includes a thumbworm main body part, two ends of the thumb worm main body part areintegrally connected with a thumb bearing mounting journal respectively,and one of the thumb bearing mounting journals is integrally connectedwith a thumb input shaft journal; the thumb worm main body part ispositioned in the thumb worm main body accommodating cavity and isengaged with the thumb engaging part of the thumb worm gear; a thumbfirst sliding bearing is arranged in the thumb sliding bearing mountinghole, and a thumb second sliding bearing is arranged in the thumb wormmain body accommodating cavity; the thumb worm main body part ispositioned between the thumb first sliding bearing and the thumb secondsliding bearing; one of the two thumb bearing mounting journals, whichis connected with the thumb input shaft journal, is inserted in thethumb first sliding bearing, and the other one of the two thumb bearingmounting journals is inserted in the thumb second sliding bearing; athumb elastic collar for hole is arranged in the thumb elastic collarmounting groove; and the thumb second sliding bearing is positionedbetween the thumb worm main body part and the thumb elastic collar forhole.

In order to facilitate the assembly of the two bevel gears, the thumboutput shaft journal and the thumb input shaft journal are journals withD-shaped cross sections, each of the thumb first bevel gear and thethumb second bevel gear has a D-shaped center hole, the D-shaped centerhole of the thumb first bevel gear is sleeved on the journal with theD-shaped cross section of the thumb output shaft journal, and theD-shaped center hole of the thumb second bevel gear is sleeved on thethumb input shaft journal.

In order to facilitate assembly of the thumb front supporting shaft 13,the thumb front supporting shaft 13 includes a head part and a screwpart, the lead through hole 131 runs through the head part and the screwpart, a nut mounting hole 111 is formed in the thumb front support 11, athumb front supporting shaft nut 112 is arranged in the nut mountinghole 111, and the screw part is inserted in the thumb rotating rack 10and the thumb front support 11 and connected to the thumb frontsupporting shaft nut 112.

In order to facilitate the assembly of the thumb back supporting shaft14, the thumb back supporting shaft 14 includes a thumb back supportingshaft bolt and a thumb back supporting shaft nut, the thumb backsupporting shaft nut is positioned in the thumb rotating rack open slot101, and the thumb back supporting shaft bolt is inserted in the thumbback support 12 and the thumb rotating rack 10 and connected to thethumb back supporting shaft nut.

11. A Mounting Structure for the General Prosthetic Finger of theProsthetic Hand

The prosthetic hand provided by the embodiment of the present disclosureadopts the prosthetic finger mentioned above as a general prostheticfinger and the prosthetic thumb mentioned above as a prosthetic thumb,and the mounting structure for the general prosthetic finger of theprosthetic hand according to the embodiment of the present disclosurecan be seen in FIG. 13 of the drawings in the specification. Themounting structure for the general prosthetic finger of the prosthetichand, provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, includes aprosthetic hand base plate 15, a finger connector 16 and a fingermounting rack 1 of the general prosthetic finger; a step-shaped hole(not shown) is formed in the finger connector 16; a step-shaped tensionnut 161 is positioned in the step-shaped hole; the prosthetic hand baseplate 15 is positioned at a side of a large-diameter end of the tensionnut 161, and the finger mounting rack 1 is positioned at a side of asmall-diameter end of the tension nut 161; a finger base plateconnecting screw mounting hole (not shown) is formed in the prosthetichand base plate 15 corresponding to internal threads of the tension nut161, and a finger base plate connecting screw 151 is inserted in thefinger base plate connecting screw mounting hole and connected to theinternal threads of the tension nut 161; a finger connecting screwmounting hole (not shown) is formed in the finger mounting rack 1corresponding to the internal threads of the tension nut 161, and afinger connecting screw 162 is inserted in the finger connecting screwmounting hole and connected to the internal threads of the tension nut161; the axis of the finger connecting screw 162 is perpendicular to thepointing direction of the general prosthetic finger when the generalprosthetic finger is in an unbent state.

According to the mounting structure for the general prosthetic finger ofthe prosthetic hand, provided by the embodiment of the presentdisclosure, the general prosthetic finger and the prosthetic hand baseplate 15 are connected together by using the finger connector 16, thestep-shaped tension nut 161, the finger connecting screw 162 and thefinger base plate connecting screw 151, and the axis of the fingerconnecting screw 162 is perpendicular to the pointing direction of thegeneral prosthetic finger, so that the connection is reliable and is noteasy to loosen.

Since there are four general prosthetic fingers of the prosthetic hand,the numbers of step-shaped holes, the tension nuts 161, the fingerconnecting screws 162, and the finger base plate connecting screws 151are four, in other words, four general prosthetic fingers are connectedto the prosthetic hand base plate 15 simultaneously by using one fingerconnector 16.

In order to shield base finger joints of four general prostheticfingers, a prosthetic hand back shell 17 is fixed on the prosthetic handbase plate 15, and is provided with general prosthetic finger basefinger joint shield parts 171 which are positioned at the base fingerjoints of the four general prosthetic fingers, so that the generalprosthetic fingers can be protected to some extent.

12. A Prosthetic Hand

The prosthetic hand provided by the embodiment of the present disclosureadopts the prosthetic finger mentioned above as a general prostheticfinger and the prosthetic thumb mentioned above as a prosthetic thumb,so that the prosthetic hand according to the embodiment of the presentdisclosure can be seen in FIGS. 1 to 13 of the drawings in thespecification. Since the finger part of the prosthetic hand has beendescribed in detail previously and the mounting of the generalprosthetic finger has also been described, the description will not berepeated here. Here, only a brief description will be given on how theprosthetic thumb is mounted on the prosthetic hand base plate: the thumbfront support 11 is fixed on the prosthetic hand base plate 15, thewrist connecting piece 18 is fixed on the prosthetic hand base plate 15,and the thumb back support 12 is fixed on the wrist connecting piece 18.The prosthetic hand provided by the present embodiment integrates theabove-mentioned improvements in various aspects, the general prostheticfinger is reliable in connection, and the lead of the prosthetic thumbis protected, is not easy to break, and has higher reliability. Part ofthe structures of the prosthetic thumb and the prosthetic finger areuniversal, the cost can be reduced, and the parts are reliable inconnection with one another and easy to assemble. The prosthetic handaccording to the present embodiment has a self-locking function due tothe adoption of the warm gear and a worm pair. The prosthetic thumbaccording to the present embodiment can be rotated in posture to havetwo states, namely an opposite palm state and a side palm state, andwhen the prosthetic thumb is reversed, a disabled person uses a healthyhand to carry it for rotary motion.

It should be noted that the prosthetic hand provided by the presentembodiment integrates improvements in various aspects, but does not meanthat they must be implemented together, and the improvements of variousparts can be applied to existing prosthetic hands and fingers thereofindividually. For example, the improvements of the connecting structurebetween the proximal knuckle and the base knuckle of the prostheticfinger and the connecting structure between the distal knuckle and theproximal knuckle of the prosthetic finger are not necessarily connectedwith whether the movement of the proximal knuckle of the prostheticfinger adopts cable transmission or not, and the movement of theproximal knuckle of the prosthetic finger can also adopt connecting rodtransmission. In addition, the partial structure provided by theembodiment of the prosthetic finger can be applied not only to a generalfinger but also to a thumb.

What mentioned above are only specific implementations of the presentdisclosure, but the scope of protection of the present disclosure is notlimited thereto, and any changes or substitutions that occur to thoseskilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed by the presentdisclosure are intended to be included within the scope of protection ofthe present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of thepresent disclosure should be subject to the scope of protection of theclaims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A prosthetic thumb, comprising a thumb mountingrack, a thumb worm gear, a thumb rotating shaft, a thumb base jointrack, a thumb base knuckle, a thumb proximal knuckle, a thumb distalknuckle, a thumb rotating rack, a thumb front support and a thumb backsupport; the thumb worm gear is fixed on the thumb mounting rack; thethumb base joint rack is rotatably connected to the thumb worm gearthrough a thumb rotating shaft; the thumb base knuckle is fixed on thethumb base joint rack; the thumb proximal knuckle is fixed on the thumbbase knuckle; the thumb distal knuckle is fixed on the thumb proximalknuckle; a thumb motor reducer assembly, a thumb first bevel gear, athumb second bevel gear and a thumb worm are arranged in the thumb basejoint rack; the thumb motor reducer assembly sequentially drive thethumb first bevel gear, the thumb second bevel gear and the thumb wormto rotate, the thumb worm gear is engaged with the thumb worm; the thumbrotating rack is provided with a thumb rotating rack open slot, thethumb mounting rack is positioned in the thumb rotating rack open slotand fixed on the thumb rotating rack, the thumb front supporting shaftand the thumb back supporting shaft are coaxially connected at two endsof the thumb rotating rack respectively, the back end of the thumb frontsupporting shaft is positioned in the thumb rotating rack open slot, thethumb front supporting shaft is inserted in the thumb front support, thethumb back supporting shaft is inserted in the thumb back support, thethumb front supporting shaft is internally provided with a penetratinglead through hole along the axial direction of the thumb frontsupporting shaft, and a lead which is connected with a motor in theprosthetic thumb is inserted in the lead through hole, through the thumbrotating rack open slot.
 2. The thumb finger according to claim 1,wherein two thumb proximal knuckle connecting wings are arranged at theproximal end of the thumb proximal knuckle, and thumb proximal knuckleconnecting wing concentric holes are correspondingly formed in the twothumb proximal knuckle connecting wings, the thumb base knucklecomprises a thumb base knuckle main body, the distal end of the thumbbase knuckle main body is integrally connected with a thumb inter-wingconnecting part, the width of the thumb inter-wing connecting part issmaller than that of the thumb base knuckle main body, the thumbinter-wing connecting part is positioned between the two thumb proximalknuckle connecting wings, raised thumb hinged cylinders are arranged ontwo side faces of the thumb inter-wing connecting part, the two thumbproximal knuckle connecting wing concentric holes are sleeved on the twothumb hinged cylinders respectively, two thumb base knuckle connectingwings are arranged at the distal end of the thumb inter-wing connectingpart, and a thumb proximal finger joint locking pin is jointly insertedand fixed on the thumb base knuckle connecting wing and the thumbproximal knuckle connecting wing.
 3. The prosthetic thumb according toclaim 2, wherein the thumb proximal knuckle comprises a thumb proximalknuckle raised head part and a thumb proximal knuckle main body thickerthan the thumb proximal knuckle raised head part, the thumb proximalknuckle connecting wing is integrally connected to the proximal end ofthe thumb proximal knuckle main body, and the thumb distal knuckle isprovided with the thumb distal knuckle sleeving part which is sleeved onthe thumb proximal knuckle raised head part and butted against the thumbproximal knuckle main body.
 4. The prosthetic thumb according to claim3, wherein redundant tension spring accommodating grooves are formed inthe thumb proximal knuckle raised head part 61′ and the thumb proximalknuckle main body 62′, and the tension spring is not connected to thethumb base knuckle 5′ and the thumb proximal knuckle 6′.
 5. Theprosthetic thumb according to claim 3, wherein a thumb proximal knuckleraised head part threaded hole is formed in the thumb proximal knuckleraised head part, the axis of the thumb proximal knuckle raised headpart threaded hole is perpendicular to the axis of the thumb proximalknuckle raised head part, a thumb distal knuckle screw mounting hole isformed in the thumb distal knuckle sleeving part corresponding to thethumb proximal knuckle raised head part threaded hole, and a thumbdistal knuckle mounting screw is inserted in the thumb distal knucklescrew mounting hole and connected to the thumb proximal knuckle raisedhead part threaded hole.
 6. The prosthetic thumb according to claim 2,wherein the thumb base knuckle main body has a cavity for accommodatingthe thumb motor reducer assembly, a thumb fan-shaped flange is arrangedon the upper outer wall of the thumb motor reducer assembly mountingpart, a thumb slotted hole is formed in the thumb base knuckle main bodycorresponding to the thumb fan-shaped flange, a part of the thumb baseknuckle main body is sleeved with a part of the thumb motor reducerassembly mounting part, and the thumb fan-shaped flange is positioned inthe thumb slotted hole.
 7. The prosthetic thumb according to claim 1,wherein the thumb worm gear comprises a thumb rotating shaft connectingpart, the thumb rotating shaft connecting part is provided with a thumbrotating shaft through hole, a thumb engaging part and a thumb worm gearfixing part are integrally connected to the thumb rotating shaftconnecting part, and the thumb worm gear fixing part is fixed on thethumb mounting rack; the thumb base joint rack comprises a thumb motorreducer assembly mounting part, a thumb worm mounting part and two thumbrotating shaft through connection parts, the thumb motor reducerassembly mounting part and the thumb worm mounting part are connectedinto a whole through the two thumb rotating shaft through connectionparts, a thumb open slot is formed between the two thumb rotating shaftthrough connection parts, the thumb worm gear is positioned in the thumbopen slot, a thumb motor reducer assembly is mounted in the thumb motorreducer assembly mounting part, a thumb first bevel gear is fixed on athumb output shaft journal of the thumb motor reducer assembly, a thumbworm is mounted in the thumb worm mounting part and is engaged with athumb engaging part of the thumb worm gear, a thumb second bevel gear isfixed on a thumb input shaft journal of the thumb worm and is engagedwith the thumb first bevel gear, thumb rotating shaft through connectionconcentric holes are formed in the two thumb rotating shaft throughconnection parts corresponding to the thumb rotating shaft through hole,and a thumb rotating shaft is inserted in the thumb rotating shaftthrough hole and the two thumb rotating shaft through connectionconcentric holes.
 8. The prosthetic thumb according to claim 7, whereina redundant rope pulling part is integrally connected to the thumbrotating shaft connecting part, a redundant round hole with a gap isformed between the thumb engaging part and the rope pulling part, andthe prosthetic thumb does not have a transmission rope.
 9. Theprosthetic thumb according to claim 7, wherein a thumb motor reducerassembly mounting hole is formed in the thumb motor reducer assemblymounting part, the thumb motor reducer assembly comprises a thumb motor,a thumb reducer is connected to the thumb motor, a thumb mounting neckis arranged on the thumb reducer, the diameter of the thumb mountingneck is smaller than that of the thumb reducer, a thumb output shaftjournal extends out from the thumb mounting neck, and the thumb mountingneck is fixed in the thumb motor reducer assembly mounting hole; a thumbworm main body accommodating cavity, a thumb sliding bearing mountinghole and a thumb worm journal accommodating hole are sequentially formedin the thumb worm mounting part in communication with one another, thediameter of the thumb sliding bearing mounting hole is smaller than thatof the thumb worm main body accommodating cavity, and the diameter ofthe thumb worm journal accommodating hole is smaller than that of thethumb sliding bearing mounting hole, the end of the thumb worm main bodyaccommodating cavity is opened, and a thumb elastic collar mountinggroove is circumferentially arranged on the cavity wall of the thumbworm main body accommodating cavity; the thumb worm comprises a thumbworm main body part, two ends of the thumb worm main body part areintegrally connected with a thumb bearing mounting journal respectively,and one of the thumb bearing mounting journals is integrally connectedwith a thumb input shaft journal; the thumb worm main body part ispositioned in the thumb worm main body accommodating cavity and isengaged with the thumb engaging part of the thumb worm gear, a thumbfirst sliding bearing is arranged in the thumb sliding bearing mountinghole, and a thumb second sliding bearing is arranged in the thumb wormmain body accommodating cavity, the thumb worm main body part ispositioned between the thumb first sliding bearing and the thumb secondsliding bearing, one of the two thumb bearing mounting journals, whichis connected with the thumb input shaft journal, is inserted in thethumb first sliding bearing, and the other one of the two thumb bearingmounting journals is inserted in the thumb second sliding bearing, athumb elastic collar for hole is arranged in the thumb elastic collarmounting groove, and the thumb second sliding bearing is positionedbetween the thumb worm main body part and the thumb elastic collar forhole.
 10. The prosthetic thumb according to claim 1, wherein the thumbfront supporting shaft comprises a head part and a screw part, the leadthrough hole runs through the head part and the screw part, a nutmounting hole is formed in the thumb front support, a thumb frontsupporting shaft nut is arranged in the nut mounting hole, and the screwpart is inserted in the thumb rotating rack and the thumb front supportand connected to the thumb front supporting shaft nut; the thumb backsupporting shaft 14 comprises a thumb back supporting shaft bolt and athumb back supporting shaft nut, the thumb back supporting shaft nut ispositioned in the thumb rotating rack open slot, and the thumb backsupporting shaft bolt is inserted in the thumb back support and thethumb rotating rack and connected to the thumb back supporting shaftnut.